Eicosanoids mediate nodulation reactions to a mollicute bacterium in larvae of the blowfly, Chrysomya megacephala

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 192-196

  Zhao, Fu ^a   Stanley, David ^b   Wang, Yong ^a   Zhu, Fen ^a   Lei, Chao Liang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysomya megacephala; Eicosanoids; Insect immunity; Nodulation; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ICOSANOID; INDOMETACIN; PIROXICAM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

BACTERIUM; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNITY; LARVA; NODULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHINA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLY; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ANIMALS; CHINA; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPTERA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EICOSANOIDS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INDOMETHACIN; LARVA; PIROXICAM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; HEXAPODA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 59649120191     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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